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| Fountains of Youth the second novel by Stephen Ausherman Livingston Press University of West Alabama July 2006 |
Born and abandoned in the Dixie Court
Motel of Stillwater County, Cyrus Slant
grew up in the generous care of an East
Indian proprietor. Yet Cyrus yearns for
the return of a father he never met:
Lester Current, the celebrated journalist
who describes Stillwater as a hornet’s
nest of witchcraft and ill temper.
On a late summer night, Lester checks
into the Dixie Court, only to vanish
before dawn. The ensuing manhunt
grows into an enlightening journey for
Cyrus, as he confronts the myths and
realities of the peculiar folk who
populate his county.
Motel of Stillwater County, Cyrus Slant
grew up in the generous care of an East
Indian proprietor. Yet Cyrus yearns for
the return of a father he never met:
Lester Current, the celebrated journalist
who describes Stillwater as a hornet’s
nest of witchcraft and ill temper.
On a late summer night, Lester checks
into the Dixie Court, only to vanish
before dawn. The ensuing manhunt
grows into an enlightening journey for
Cyrus, as he confronts the myths and
realities of the peculiar folk who
populate his county.
...a novel about legends and myths, and the way
we use stories and folklore to create meaning and
instill order on the chaos that surrounds our lives.
-storySouth
we use stories and folklore to create meaning and
instill order on the chaos that surrounds our lives.
-storySouth
The world Ausherman conjures is a colorful and
quirky one...
-Publishers Weekly
quirky one...
-Publishers Weekly
(seems Livingston scuttled my
original concept for cover art)
original concept for cover art)
...craziness with an intellectual edge.
-Greensboro News & Record
-Greensboro News & Record
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